Technical Writer

Location: Warren Michigan / Milford Michigan
Employment Type: Full-Time Hours: 40 hrs/week MondayFriday
Work Arrangement: Hybrid minimum 3 days per week onsite

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Technical Writer to develop and maintain accurate user-friendly and compliant technical publications supporting military and commercial vehicle and equipment programs. You will transform engineering service logistics maintenance and customer information into clear procedures and documentation used by operators maintainers technicians instructors and field-service personnel.

This position works closely with engineers technicians graphic artists technical illustrators logistics personnel program teams customers and subject matter experts. Candidates with backgrounds in military or aerospace technical manuals automotive service information heavy equipment industrial equipment or other structured technical-publication environments are encouraged to apply.

• Independently plan and execute assigned technical-publication work packages while balancing technical accuracy quality schedule and program priorities.
• Develop author edit update and maintain operator maintenance inspection servicing repair troubleshooting parts and training publications.
• Analyze engineering drawings CAD/3D data wiring schematics system diagrams engineering changes requirements parts information photographs test results and other technical source material.
• Translate complex engineering and service information into clear concise actionable procedures.
• Organize content using structured and topic-based writing principles to ensure information is consistent reusable traceable and maintainable.
• Create and maintain procedures using service-information authoring systems structured XML/SGML environments military technical-publication systems or comparable platforms.
• Apply applicable terminology formatting safety warning caution illustration cross-reference and publication requirements including Simplified Technical English when required.
• Identify and incorporate necessary warnings cautions notes tools parts consumables measurements torque values personnel requirements and expected results into procedures.
• Collaborate with engineers technicians and subject matter experts to validate technical content resolve discrepancies and confirm technical terminology.
• Coordinate with graphic artists and technical illustrators to develop figures exploded views line art and other graphics that support written procedures.
• Incorporate approved information from engineering and service systems including MATH Teamcenter art folders Electronic Parts Catalog information drawings schematics and other technical sources.
• Manage revisions change incorporation traceability document configuration and version control as program requirements and product configurations evolve.
• Participate in technical reviews peer reviews quality audits logistics demonstrations maintenance evaluations and validation and verification activities.
• Perform hands-on validation with technicians vehicles equipment test articles and customers when required.
• Identify and resolve technical-publication issues and escalate matters requiring engineering authority customer direction or changes to an approved technical baseline.
• Communicate project status risks dependencies technical concerns and potential schedule impacts to Technical Publications leadership and project partners.
• Recommend improvements to authoring methods content reuse templates terminology quality checks review processes and publication workflows.
• Follow all applicable customer facility equipment and high-voltage safety requirements.
• Required Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience developing authoring editing or maintaining technical publications service information maintenance documentation engineering documentation technical orders or training documentation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings CAD/3D data wiring schematics parts information system diagrams engineering changes requirements and other technical source data.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear accurate and actionable operator maintenance repair troubleshooting inspection servicing or training procedures.
• Experience working in a structured-authoring XML/SGML content-management PLM service-information technical-order or comparable publication environment or the ability to learn these systems.
• Ability to independently manage multiple assignments meet deadlines coordinate dependencies and follow projects through review and validation.
• Strong technical writing editing analytical organizational and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to learn complex vehicle and equipment systems including high-voltage battery propulsion controls electrical hydraulic pneumatic and software-enabled systems.
• Ability to work safely around vehicles equipment test articles maintenance activities and high-voltage systems.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC) and any customer or program security clearance required for assigned work.

• Experience authoring Service Information using Service Information authoring tools MATH graphic-art processes Electronic Parts Catalog information or related workflows.
• Experience developing military aerospace aviation marine heavy-equipment or industrial technical manuals.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-40051 MIL-STD-3031 MIL-STD-38784 MIL-STD-2361 S1000D or comparable technical-publication standards.
• Experience with Teamcenter Arbortext structured XML editors content-management systems PLM software or Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) processes.
• Experience developing publications for complex vehicle systems propulsion controls electrical systems software-enabled equipment hydraulics or pneumatics.
• Ability to read and analyze full-vehicle wiring schematics system architecture software requirements diagnostic information and engineering-change documentation.
• Experience performing physical validation verification logistics demonstrations maintenance evaluations technician reviews or customer acceptance activities.
• Experience with document configuration revision tracking change incorporation traceability content reuse or publication archives.
• Experience applying Simplified Technical English or another controlled-language standard.
• Associates or bachelors degree in technical writing English communications engineering computer science technical communication or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• High-voltage safety training or certification.
• Experience improving technical-publication workflows templates quality checks review methods traceability or content-reuse practices.
• Experience training or mentoring others in technical writing maintenance documentation or authoring systems.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Additional Details
• Hybrid position: Candidates must be able to report to Warren or Milford Michigan at least three days per week with additional onsite work required based on assignments validation activities and program needs.
• This position supports a U.S. Government contract and requires U.S. citizenship.
• The role may involve hands-on interaction with vehicles equipment test articles and maintenance activities.
• Candidates from military aerospace automotive heavy equipment industrial and other technical-publication environments are encouraged to apply.

• Exciting research-driven projects with real-world impact
• Opportunities for ongoing learning and career development
• Competitive perks and incentives tailored to each contract position

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